Andre Previn Quotes

At MGM, you knew you were going to be working next year; you knew you were going to get paid. But I was too ambitious musically to settle for it. And I wanted to gamble with whatever talent I might have had.

Andre Previn

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: April 6, 1929

Topics

TalentYearYouSettleMusically

I was never into the popular school or clique or anything. Then I started doing movies when I was in high school, so then I got popular. Then the girls paid attention to you who didn't before.

John Cusack

SchoolHigh SchoolDoingAttention

When I first concluded to print the book, I made an honest effort to construct it in the third person.

John Sergeant Wise

EffortBookPersonFirstHonest

The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women.

Simone de Beauvoir

WomenMostMediocreHimselfFeels

The maxims of men reveal their characters.

Luc de Clapiers

MenRevealCharactersMaxims

Can life be defined? Well, how would you go about it? Well, of course, you'd go to Encyclopedia Britannica and open at L. No, of course you don't do that; you put it somewhere in Google. And then you might get something.

Chris Adami

LifeYouGoGoogleOpenSomething

Things happen to us in unpredictable ways, but the effect that that has on the kind of people who we become actually is not only open to chance - we can influence it in pretty profound ways.

Clayton M. Christensen

PeopleInfluenceChanceThings Happen

Your mind can't always tell the difference between pretend and reality if you pretend too long; or if you go too deep and really believe in what you're doing. If you're going to be that kind of actor and go way out there, it's really important to take care of yourself and have a safe place, whatever that is.

Annabella Sciorra

YourselfMindBelieveDeepReality

I was the first in my family to go to college, and I waitressed all the way through, using my earnings to pay for a bachelor's degree first and then a master's. I resented classmates who didn't have to work real jobs, the ones who had the luxury of taking unpaid internships that would eventually position them for high-paying careers.

Ali Liebegott

WorkFamilyCollegeLuxuryGoWay

We are always looking ahead to anticipate what next, and our unique innovation architecture enables us to take an innovation-led approach to help our clients invent the future.

Pierre Nanterme

FutureInnovationArchitectureHelp

I've succeeded beyond my wildest dreams - financially and the amount of fun I have in my life.

Phil Hartman

LifeDreamsFunMy LifeBeyond

You have to play defense, that's how you win.

Peter Bondra

WinYouPlayDefenseHow

I am so blessed. I've been way over-blessed. At 64 years old, I look forward to going to bed every night so I can wake up in the morning and see what blessing is going to come my way that day. Because you never, ever know what God's got in store for you.

Paula Deen

MorningGodBlessingDayI AmNight

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